The American Civil Liberties Foundation of Southern California and the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Stanford Law School have filed a class action lawsuit against ICE, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and private prison operator Geo Group, Inc. for creating unlawful barriers to attorney-client communications.

In a statement released by lawyers, the parents of Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin said the girl had been given food and water and appeared to be in good health as she traveled through Mexico with her father.

The girl, identified by a Guatemalan official as Jackeline Caal, had gone days without food and water, a Department of Homeland Security statement said. Yet immigration officials said she did not appear to be ill when detained.

Modern-day migrations into North America are the result of geopolitical intervention by the United States in Latin America and the Caribbean. As corporate interests grew, so did America’s military presence, ensuring control of the region’s economies, industry, and agriculture.

“We will not tolerate one cent more for DHS and the atrocities they commit against our families. Republicans have stayed silent as the president mounts his attacks on immigrants and families,” said Claudia Quiñones with United We Dream.